Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1887-06-16
KENTUCKY JUDICIARY
A Reign OF Terror Instituted in
Rowan County by Craig
Tolliver,
Whofrom Fear OF His Vengeance
was Elected to That
Office.

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AIRED HANDED JUDGE.
Craig Toiliver's Rule In Rowan County,
Lexington, KY, Telegram: Craig
folliver. of Rowan county, KY, has
been hunted desperate and murderer
for years and years. Warrants have
been served against him, indictments
found against him. posses have search.
ed for him and whole company Of
soldiers went after him and proclaim
ed martial law In all of Rowan coun.
ty. But they did not get their man.
Cunning,l reckless, daredevil, he
fought them from ambush, hid away
In the mountain fastness when the
country grew too hot Tor him. and
when matters quieted down again he
came forth cool and unharmed and
went at his old tricks. OF course a
feud was ut the bottom Of IL. John
Martin killed Bill Tolliver, Craig's
brother, and so, of course, the natural
result was that the Tolliver family
and their friends set olt to kill the sur
viviug members of the Martin family
and their friends. Craig shot q few
men, and the whole country took
sides. Scarcely had peace been restor-
ed when information was received that
Tolliver was again back at bis old
haunts.
But he came In q new character.
Tired of being hunted like q dog. he
conceived the brilliant idea of hunting
instead Of being hunted. He thought
the matter over In bis own rude way
and figured things out about like this:
The only thing be had ever been fore
ed TO fear was the intangible some
thing men called the law. What was
the law? he asked. The Judge on the
bench was the only personal exponent
Of 10 that he knew. So his mind was
made up. He would become the law.
He would make himself Judge. His
friends would vote for him. Where
was the man brave enough TO ride up
to the poll and deposit ballot against
him?
And so Craig Tolliver, murderer and
desperate, criminal hiding from jus.
tice, was elected Q judge Of Rowan
county.
Immediately after taking possession
Of his Office he began the persecution
Of his enemies. Yesterday afternoon
be issued warrants for the arrest OF
William Logan, twenty-four years
of age, and bis brother John, Is. years
old, tcharged with Ku-klux plans.
The warrants were placed in the hands
OF Marshall Mannin to serve. About
8 o'clock Mannin and Tolliver and q
posse went to the Logan house TO
serve the warrants on the boys. Upon
arrival at the Logan homestead Mar
shall Mannin asked II the. boys were
at home. The housekeeper answered
no, but Mannin knowing to the con.
trsry, forced his way into the house
and upstairs.
Immediately the Logan boys, who
were secreted upstairs, opened fire
upon Mannin, riddling him with
slugs from shotguns and killing him
instantly. The two boys then ut.
tempted to make their escape by get
ting out by the back way of the house,
but the two men who accompanied
Mannin were stationed in the rear
. and as soon as the two boys made
their appearance the posse openedlfirs
upon them. When the smoke cleared
away II was seen that the Logan boy.
lay dead-killed at the frstshot. Ths
two men who formed the posse re
turned to Moorhead and gave them
selves up, giving the facts as stated
The Logan boys were buried this af
ternoon at the old burying grounds
about five miles north Of the town o
Moorhead.
Craig Tolliver 10 about IS years oil
and has been desperate character 70
about thirty years. He revels Il
bloodshed. In 1888. st the Angus
election, the Martin.Tolliver feud We
started. and since that time more thai
dozen men have been killed In en-
counters between these factions. Tn
warfare has been carried on openly o
In ambush ever since that time. Tw'
years ago martial law was declared Il
Rowan county, but as soon ~ th'
troops left, the old troubles were re
newed. Tolliver pretended that h'
intended TO reform and some people
were foolish enough TO believe bis pro
fessions. II 10 the general opinion a.
Moorhead that nothing but the deatf
Of Craig Tollivsr will restore peace y
that section.